Patents by Inventor Masafumi SHINOMIYA

Masafumi SHINOMIYA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Power generation apparatus
    Patent number: 10519813
    Abstract: Disclosed are power generation apparatuses. An exemplary power generation apparatus (1) is configured such that water vapor generated in a steam generator (2) is supplied to a scroll expander (3) to drive the scroll expander, wherein: a condensation device (5) is arranged in a discharge path (12) downstream of the scroll expander, the condensation device being configured to mix water vapor having passed through the scroll expander directly with cooling water to condense the water vapor; and the condensation device includes a control unit (10) that performs a control of adjusting the amount of cooling water supply so as to obtain condensed water having a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: YANMAR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Tokuoka, Taisuke Ono, Takashi Matsuura, Masafumi Shinomiya, Takayuki Iguchi
  • Power Generation Apparatus
    Publication number: 20180051595
    Abstract: Disclosed are power generation apparatuses. An exemplary power generation apparatus (1) is configured such that water vapor generated in a steam generator (2) is supplied to a scroll expander (3) to drive the scroll expander, wherein: a condensation device (5) is arranged in a discharge path (12) downstream of the scroll expander, the condensation device being configured to mix water vapor having passed through the scroll expander directly with cooling water to condense the water vapor; and the condensation device includes a control unit (10) that performs a control of adjusting the amount of cooling water supply so as to obtain condensed water having a predetermined temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicant: Yanmar Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Tokuoka, Taisuke ONO, Takashi MATSUURA, Masafumi SHINOMIYA, Takayuki IGUCHI